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This is why you don’t do blanket pardons

Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:24 am
Posted by PepeSilvia
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:24 am
It’s lazy, and projects an air of “we don’t really give a frick whether or not we’re releasing shitbags”.


Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter Andrew Johnson to face criminal trial for child molestation

LINK

Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:25 am to
I mean, pardoning him for a specific criminal act is completely unrelated and irrelevant to a subsequent illegal act. Kind of silly argument.
Posted by Vacherie Saint
Member since Aug 2015
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:27 am to
Think of all the crimes we could prevent if we put EVERYONE in jail!
Posted by stout
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:27 am to
You don't understand why all January 6th participants were mass pardoned for that particular charge?

The crime was committed in 2024. Was Trump supposed to know this guy would later diddle a child and therefore leave only him in jail on Democrats' bullshite charges?

Trump is a lot of things but I don't think he is clairvoyant
This post was edited on 1/20/26 at 9:28 am
Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:30 am to
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You don't understand why all January 6th participants were mass pardoned for that particular crime?


I understand the fiction Trump folks concocted to support the pardons.

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The crime was committed in 2024. Was Trump supposed to know this guy would later diddle a child and therefore leave only him in jail on Democrats' bullshite charges?


That’s fair. Shouldn’t have been pardoned in the first place, but fair.

Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:31 am to
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I mean, pardoning him for a specific criminal act is completely unrelated and irrelevant to a subsequent illegal act. Kind of silly argument


True. I’ll eat crow on this take.
Posted by stout
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:31 am to
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Shouldn’t have been pardoned in the first place



Oh, I see...you're in favor of lawfare against political enemies.
Posted by lurking
Member since Nov 2022
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:32 am to
Your position is he should have remained in jail because of the possibility he could commit another crime?

I’m sure you would never abuse this and always apply this standard equally
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
72660 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:33 am to
So, you're for keeping a wrongfully imprisoned person locked up because they could possibly commit a crime in the future?

Go back to the drawing board on this one.
Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:34 am to
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Oh, I see...you're in favor of lawfare against political enemies.


I’m in favor of an application of law based in reality. There were likely a lot of folks charged for J6 that weren’t really committing anything more than a misdemeanor. There were also a lot of folks there that were committing crimes that shouldn’t have been pardoned.
Posted by lurking
Member since Nov 2022
1326 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:35 am to
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There were also a lot of folks there that were committing crimes that shouldn’t have been pardoned.


Cool. Now do illegals.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
72660 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:35 am to
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There were also a lot of folks there that were committing crimes that shouldn’t have been pardoned.

Were they charged and convicted of those crimes, or were they crimes they just may have committed?

ETA: You know what......scratch that. Your entire premise is stupid and what I quoted has nothing to do with what you are getting at here.
This post was edited on 1/20/26 at 9:37 am
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
2816 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:36 am to
You guys will really find anything to use to discredit Trump lol
Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:41 am to
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Cool. Now do illegals.


Ok. Illegally crossing the border is a federal misdemeanor, and doesn’t merit the sort of sweeping bullshite that is currently going on in our nation.

Illegally crossing the border and committing crimes against persons or property should be met with immediate deportation to the alien’s home country after appropriate due process under the law.
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
2816 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:42 am to
You’re a moron. If someone is here illegally they need removed.
Posted by lurking
Member since Nov 2022
1326 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:44 am to
Thanks. I knew you were a hypocrite and really just want to imprison indefinitely those that disagree with your party.
Posted by TigerAxeOK
Where I lay my head is home.
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:47 am to
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Your position is he should have remained in jail because of the possibility he could commit another crime?

I saw a movie once, called "Minority Report"....
Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:48 am to
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You’re a moron. If someone is here illegally they need removed.


Sorry man. With the dysfunction is the immigration system painting with that broad of a brush does not work. There are people that came here legally, but haven’t been able to renew visas in a timely manner due to that dysfunction. There are people that came illegal, but are protected under asylum laws, and waiting for adjudication of their status. There are people that came here as children, and were protected under DACA, but those protections are now in question.

So, yeah broad brushes are kind of shite.
Posted by Jugbow
Member since Nov 2025
2816 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:49 am to
We should halt all immigration. People have had a year to leave. I also wouldn’t be here if it meant I was going to be rounded up. Only the brightest you’re defending here.
Posted by PepeSilvia
Member since Apr 2017
387 posts
Posted on 1/20/26 at 9:50 am to
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Thanks. I knew you were a hypocrite and really just want to imprison indefinitely those that disagree with your party.


The ones that actually committed crimes on J6 l, yes. Granny waddling around the Capitol after following the crowd, no.
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